Mick Jagger

Pablo Francisco is trying to get the details right. And he's coming to Hampton Roads to do it. Francisco is shaping the material that will comprise his upcoming comedy special, "Here We Go Again." He's got a lot of good stuff, plus a few new tricks to make it truly distinctive from his earlier specials such as 2011's "They Put it Out There" and his popular 2006 DVD "Ouch!" He will be doing five shows at The Funny Bone in Virginia Beach this weekend – a venue he says he chose specifically for this task. "We're working on this new one-hour comedy special, and Virginia Beach is the perfect place to work out the material,"...

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